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[shinebrightlongaftergone]

[And the video starts up with a very confused girl, aged 14 at most, looking around her apartment room.]

This is really weird. Where am I? I feel like I was here before, but…

Shadow? Grandpa? It’s me, Maria. Are you here, too? What happened in the labs? Do we still need to run?

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UN: UlimateLifeform, Video

[shatteredprison]

[Maria. Another Maria. Shadow keeps an eye on the network of course. Even if his posts are few and far between. Seeing her though, he jumps right on this. He does look different than her Shadow. He's less fluffy. Also this one is wearing clothes.]

You are in a placed called Ellipsa, Maria. You are safe here. There is no need to run. The Professor is not here at this time.

[shinebrightlongaftergone]

Shadow?!

[It takes her a moment to realize this Shadow is all wrong and yet feels familiar.]

Ah, I see. I’m glad to hear that, honestly.

Ah, why are you wearing clothes?

[shatteredprison]

Yes, I am Shadow. [He answers as if the exclamation was also a question. The literal dork.]

You are in the beginning apartments, yes? I can come find you.

These are my work cloths. I wear them for my position as an instructor at the Weapons Training HQ.

[shinebrightlongaftergone]

Yes, I’m in these apartments. That would great.

You have a job? Wow…

[She’s not used to Shadow the busybody]

[shatteredprison]

I am on my way.

Yes. Employment is a necessity here. I can explain more once I arrive. Do not allow any blue hedgehogs to convince you to leave before I arrive, alright?

[shinebrightlongaftergone]

Employment here? Ah, I’m probably too young for that then.

Blue hedgehogs? Are there anything wrong with them?

[shatteredprison]

Nothing is wrong with them. Aside from the lack of patience, immaturity, and lack of critical thinking skills.

They are simply quick to move and would likely think it a good idea to move you somewhere else that makes sense for them at the time. That's all.

[He says it all as he starts to airskate across the city, the architecture passing by in a blur on his end.]

[shinebrightlongaftergone]

Oh, I see. Eh, not that bad. I mean, I did convince my Shadow to run while I was holding onto him and wearing roller skates.

I was bored because there was nothing to do at the labs.

UN: gooddogmk2, Video

[ka11an]

[A boy with wild blond hair and steely blue eyes appears on the screen. He is holding his phone sideways and spins it around once to try and fix it. Only to then quarter turn it up right. There he does.]

Hi Maria! Did you grow up in a lab too?

[shatteredprison]

The labs could be quite boring and quiet at times. They allowed you to bring roller skates onto the Ark?

[shinebrightlongaftergone]

Ark? What’s Ark? No, just the underground labs where Grandpa and others worked with my Shadow.

But, they did, even if I was trouble.

[shatteredprison]

[No Ark. Then this Maria...]

I see. The multiverse is an interesting place like that. Similar yet different for a lot of us.

I doubt you were ever truly trouble.

[shinebrightlongaftergone]

You’ll have to tell me about this Ark one day.

Heh, thank you, Shadow.

[shinebrightlongaftergone]

Well, for awhile, honestly. I moved in when my Grandpa did.

[shatteredprison]

I would be glad to.

You are welcome, Maria.

I am almost there. See you soon.

[shinebrightlongaftergone]

I’ll be waiting.

[ka11an]

Oh okay. I grew up in a lab all my life. Pretty sure I was born there.

And what is a Grandpa?

[sonic_wachowski]

[Oh fuck]

[Oh fuck, oh no, is that-]

[She's got the dirty blonde hair instead of the bright one, FUCK FUCK FUCK, WHY IS SHE ASKING ABOUT RUNNING]

I know this is a weird question, but was the lab in a space colony or in a mountain?

[shinebrightlongaftergone]

Ah, mountain. Why?

[shinebrightlongaftergone]

You… don’t know what a grandpa is? It’s your dad’s dad!

Private to Primedow

[sonic_wachowski]

DO NOT BRING HER HOME FOR A BIT, DO NOT SPRING SURPRISE MARIA, SHE MATCHES THE PICTURE.

Like absolutely invite her home, let me just

Get him ready.

[sonic_wachowski]

WELL THAT'S A FUNNY STORY.

I'm gonna guess you're still a very smart girl, seems like Robotnik's are generally pretty smart sorts, yeah? Pretty familiar with those sci fi concepts?

[ka11an]

Nope. I mean now I know. Your dad's dad. And a dad is a parent. I remember that.

Anyway! Are you excited to be here? This place is a lot different from what I've seen back home. Is it like that for you too?

[shinebrightlongaftergone]

Of course I am! Also, really love cheesy sci-fi stuff!

[sonic_wachowski]

Love a cheesy sci fi, less likely to have dissection scenes.

Anyway!

We get that here, being another dimension. Alternate twinsies and all. I've met like five other me's.

Who mostly know a Shadow.

And like the COMMON early home for Shadow is a space colony situation. Also Gerald made him himself? Which is wild!

Meanwhile ours is just space hedgehog in a mountain so good to check!

Hi, I'm Sonic. Another space hedgehog. GUN just never got me, helped I didn't arrive by meteor.

[shinebrightlongaftergone]

Honestly, it’s a lot to take in right now, especially with how things were back home.

[shinebrightlongaftergone]

Sonic? Nice to meet you, then!

That other Shadow mentioned something called “Ark”. That must be the space colony you’re talking about.

[sonic_wachowski]

Nice to meet you too!

Yeah, that's the place. There's a bunch of alternate history. Most of their planets have humans and us space hedgehogs (and space other creatures) on the same planet so different tech and power stuff.

[shinebrightlongaftergone]

Wow, I’m sure Grandpa would love to see all of this! I know I am!

[sonic_wachowski]

[Hahaha, yyyyyyeah.]

I'm sure he would.

Hard to say if he can! This place can be so random about who it takes.

There's also things like time differences. Like I was here for MONTHS and then my brother showed up and he hadn't noticed I was gone AT ALL.